The sequel to THE GATES. this new novel will appeal to both young readers and John Connolly's huge and devoted fan base. Samuel Johnson - with help from his dachshund Boswell and an unlucky demon named Nurd - has sent the demons back to Hell. But the diabolical Mrs Abernathy is not one to take defeat lying down. When she reopens the portal and sucks Samuel and Boswell down into the underworld, she brings an ice-cream van full of dwarfs as well. And two policemen. Can this eccentric gang defeat the forces of Evil?